Rick Griffiths (1948 – 13 December 2010)[1] was an Australian Aboriginal activist and representative.
Griffiths was born in 1948 in the town of Curlewis, outside Gunnedah, New South Wales.
[7] In 2002, Griffiths was elected to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) as Commissioner for the Eastern Zone.
[9] In 2005, an image of Griffiths was printed on local school "currency" used to train students about the value of money.
[10] In 2007, Griffiths was described in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as "a man of vast experience and great ability who has long championed the cause of Aboriginal Australians.